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West Midlands Region

Staffordshire

Staffordshire Moorlands

Horton

Rudyard Lake loop

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Hiking trails & Routes

West Midlands Region

Staffordshire

Staffordshire Moorlands

Horton

Rudyard Lake loop

Moderate

4.8

(114)

916

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Rudyard Lake loop

02:13

8.36km

80m

Hiking

Embark on the Rudyard Lake loop, a picturesque 5.2-mile (8.4 km) hike that offers stunning views of the lake nestled within wooded hillsides. This moderate route, which you can complete in about 2 hours and 12 minutes, features a gentle elevation gain of 260 feet (79 metres). The eastern side…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Parking

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776 m

Rudyard Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

Rudyard Lake is in fact a reservoir, constructed in the 18th century to feed the Caldon Canal. It became a centre for recreation thanks to the North Staffordshire Railway, which …

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5.23 km

Cliffe Park Hall

Highlight • Historical Site

Abandoned old hall with an interesting history.
It's been a home, a golf club and a hostel.

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7.73 km

Blondin Statue

Highlight • Monument

Look up or you might walk straight past it 😊

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8.30 km

Rudyard Lake

Highlight • Lake

The lakeside village of Rudyard is a gorgeous place to start a walk. Circuits of the famously beautiful Rudyard Lake are deservedly popular, while hillwalkers will enjoy a romp to …

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8.36 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.16 km

2.94 km

971 m

665 m

629 m

Surfaces

3.28 km

2.19 km

1.35 km

1.27 km

274 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 29 June

19°C

13°C

90 %

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Comments

December 30, 2022,71 Rudyard Lake (Staffs) ☑️

Extremely unusual for me to do an afternoon walk! I'm usually up and out with the larks. However I managed to spy a break in the rainclouds and had a lovely walk around Rudyard. So glad I was carrying bird seed today - the little ones loved it 😍 x

January 4, 2025,71 Rudyard Lake (Staffs)☑️

Another lovely walk around Rudyard, no debrief today, I chose to donate my debrief money to the C&RT who were busy gratefully requesting for much needed donations towards a large project coming up at Rudyard.

Rudyard Lake provides some of the most dramatic scenery to be found in the Staffordshire Moorlands and over 500,000 visitors come to her shores each …

August 1, 2024,Rudyard Lake loop

It's a nice casual loop. However, the first leg of the journey from South to North gets a bit samey and boring after 20 minutes. The apex and the route back is a little more interesting.

April 5, 2023,71 Rudyard Lake (Staffs)☑️

A lovely little walk around Rudyard with the girls 😊.
I started the walk from the station rather than from the North Car Park like I usually do and walked in an anti-clockwise direction for a change...living it up! 🤣

January 20, 2024,71 Rudyard Lake (Staffs)☑️

I've never seen the lake frozen before! The paths were like skating rinks! We had a lovely debrief at the Rudyard Lake Cafe though! 👌🏻

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